Clip or binder.



P. BARKBR.

CLIP 0R BINDER.

, 912. 1,066,363. Patented July 1, 1913.

FRANKVBARKER, OF KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.

CLIP OR BINDER.

Specification of Letters Yatent. i

Patented July 1, 1913.

Application filed December '7, 1912. Serial No. 735,468.

To all 'whom may concern Be it known that I, FRANK BARBIER, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Knoxville, in the county of Knox andState of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inClips or Binders, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention pertains to an improved clip or binder, designedfor use in temporarily securing articles together, and more especiallyadapted for binding a number of relatively heavy and thick articles,such as a bundle of envelops, cards and the like. While the device isparticularly adapted to the purpose last mentioned, it is neverthelesssusceptible of being used in the manner of the ordinary paper-clip, thedevice when so employed being made smaller and of lighter wire.

The invention, in three of its forms, is illustrated in the annexeddrawings, where- Figure l is a perspective view of the binder shownpositioned with reference to a plurality of sheets, and as beingpartially brought into clamping relation therewith;

Fig. 2 a like view, showing the device fully y positioned; Fig. 3 anedge view of the cards and the positioned clip; Fig. 4 a perspectiveview of the preferred form of the clip; Fig. 5 a like view of a modifiedform, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a further modilication.

Referring first to the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 4, the devicemay be said to comprise a spring head or loop section, produced by thesubstantially parallel members 1 and 2, connected at one end by thesection 2a. From what may be termed the free ends of said arms ormembers, there project downwardly extending members 3 and 4, saidmembers standing at an angle, preferably at a right angle, to the head,and also to two members 5 and G, which extend inwardly beneath the headin spaced relation thereto. Relatively long arms 7 and 8 project,respectively, from the members 5 and 6, the arms being curved or bowedand crossing each other at or near their upper portions and lying insubstantially parallel planes, each of which planes intersects thelongitudinal axis of the head at substantially right angles. Thecurvature inthe arms is in a plane transverse of the head or loopsection, and the curvature in one is the reverse of that in the other,so that, when the the shoulders of each pair being oppositely vdisposed. s j

In use the arms of the clip are passed down upon opposite sides of thearticles to be clamped, and then the clip is given a half turn andpushed fully down to the position shown in 2. This turning and downwardmovement Awill separate the arms and cause them to exert considerablepressure upon the articles between them, the members 3 and 4 and 5 andG'likewiser bearing against the articles. The shoulders, particu` larlythe forward pair, 10 and 10a, will bear in upon the articles and thusthe articles will be firmly held together. The clip may be readilyremoved, it VVbeing necessary only to graspthe head or loop section andpull the clip endwise ofi' of the articles.

In Fig. 5 a slight modification of the invention is illustrated,"wherein the head or loop section, designated as a whole by l1,

lies upon the'opposite side of the .uprightv members 3a and4a,`corresponding to members 3 and 4, from that which the loop or headoccupies in the construction above set forth. In other words, while thehead lies in a plane parallel to the plane in which the members 5a and6a (corresponding to 5 and 6 of the first construction) lie, said headis not directly over the same, but projects away from the members 3a and4a in an opposite direction. The method of placement and withdrawal ofthe clip or binder is the same as above set forth.

Thile it is preferred to form the junction between the various membersso as to produce relatively sharp angles (right angles) suchconstruction is not essential to the generic invention, as the parts maygradually merge into one another. In other words, the head might beconnected to the arms by members which are curved in form, as shown inFig. 6, the parts being the same as those in Figs. l to 4 inclusive,with the exponent b added thereto for the sake of clearness.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim is:

l. A clip or binder formed from spring wire, having a spring head withtwo arms connected to and projecting therefrom, said arms normallycrossing each other adjacent their upper portions and extendingdownwardly and away from each other toward the free ends thereof, thearms lying in substantially parallel planes, each of which planesintersects the longitudinal axis of the head at substantially rightangles.

2. A clip or binder formed from spring wire, having a loop-shaped headwith a pair of reversely bowed arms connected to and extending at rightangles from the head, said arms crossing each other adjacent their upperportions and extending downwardly and away from each other toward thefree ends thereof, and lying in substantially parallel planes, each ofwhich planes intersects the longitudinal axis of the head atsubstantially right angles.

3. A clip or binder formed from spring wire and comprisingan openloop-shaped head, a pair of members extending from the free end of theloop at substantially right angles thereto; a second pair of membersextending from the lower end of said members just mentioned, andstanding at substantially right 'angles to said members; and a pair ofbowed and cross arms extending llownwardly from said last-mentionedmemers.

4. A clip or binder formed from spring wire and comprising an openloop-shaped head; a pair of members extending downwardly therefrom; asecond pair of members projecting inwardly beneath the head and formedas a continuation of the members aforesaid; and a pair of crossed andbowshaped arms projecting away from said last-- named members atsubstantially right angles to the head.

5. A clip or binder, comprising a loopshaped spring head open at oneend; a pair of spring arms crossing each other adjacent their upperportions and extending downwardly and away from each other toward thefree ends thereof, said arms lying in substantially parallel planes,each of which planes intersects the longitudinal axis of the head atsubstantially right angles; and members connecting the Lipper portionsof said arms and the free ends of the loopshaped head.

6. A clip or binder, comprising a loopshaped spring head open at oneend; a pair of spring arms, said arms being bowed away from each otherand crossing adjacent their upper portions and lying in substantiallyparallel planes, each of which planes intersects the longitudinal axisof the head at substantially right angles; and members connecting thearms, respectively, with Jche adjacent ends of the loop-shaped head.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK BAKKER.

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